I continue to be impressed by Frank Martin, and his work with the K-State Wildcat Men’s Basketball team. Take a minute to read the following excerpt from the Big XII basketball coaches’ summer teleconference.

I came from the East Coast. I only knew how the national media covered East Coast schools. They are very good basketball programs over there. Because I came from there, I was not as knowledgeable about the Big 12 as I needed to be. I was only seeing the national media, which kind of only covers that neck of the basketball world. Since I’ve been in this league, I’ve been pretty consistent in my opinion that this league is as good as any I’ve ever been a part of. I mean, the coaches in this league … take Rick Barnes and Bill Self. Those guys have won big everywhere they’ve been. I’m not a big numbers person, but when you look at seven years, we’ve got more non-conference wins than any other league in the country. We’ve had more teams in the Final Four, more teams in the Elite Eight and more teams in the Sweet 16 than any other league in the country. So I just don’t understand why the national scope finds it so difficult to give the Big 12 the credit that it deserves. This is just a ridiculously difficult league to win in.

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